Problem 3-42 (Algorithmic) (LO. 5, 6, 9)

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Chris and Heather are engaged and plan to get married. During 2022, Chris is a full-time student and earns $9,400 from a part-time job. With this income, student loans, savings, and nontaxable scholarships, he is self-supporting. For the year, Heather is employed and has wages of $77,000.

Click here to access the standard deduction table to use. Click here to access the Tax Rate Schedules. If an amount is zero, enter, "0". Do not round your intermediate computations. Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar. a. Compute the following:

	Chris Filing Single		Heather Filing Single
Gross income and AGI	$fill in the blank 910909ff8fe3fdb_1		$fill in the blank 910909ff8fe3fdb_2
Standard deduction (single)	fill in the blank 910909ff8fe3fdb_3		fill in the blank 910909ff8fe3fdb_4
Taxable income	$fill in the blank 910909ff8fe3fdb_5		$fill in the blank 910909ff8fe3fdb_6
Income tax	$fill in the blank 910909ff8fe3fdb_7		$fill in the blank 910909ff8fe3fdb_8

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b. Assume that Chris and Heather get married in 2022 and file a joint return. What is their taxable income and income tax? Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar.

	Married Filing Jointly
Gross income and AGI	$fill in the blank 438457fb5fd303b_1
Standard deduction (married, filing jointly)	fill in the blank 438457fb5fd303b_2
Taxable income	$fill in the blank 438457fb5fd303b_3
Income tax	$fill in the blank 438457fb5fd303b_4

c. How much income tax can Chris and Heather save if they get married in 2022 and file a joint return? $fill in the blank 438457fb5fd303b_5